10 years ago Thom & James drove a Piaggio ape Tuk Tuk all the way from Sicily to London on a Pizza Pilgrimage to learn the secrets of perfect Italian pizza.
They went on to set up a market stall in Soho with an oven in the back of the van before opening their first actual pizzeria on Dean Street.
If you think that sounds as ridiculously cool as we do and you love pizza then read on Nowadays we have over 20 awardwinning pizzerias across the UK weve got our own Pizza Academy where we run training workshops every day and were also a BCORP something were extremely proud about achieving.
We pride ourselves on using the best ingredients from Naples including Caputo flour fresh fior di latte salsiccia e friarielle to make the best Neapolitan pizza every day.
We work hard because we think pizza makes people happier.
As a Kitchen Porter youll be supporting the kitchen team in food prep and ensuring all kitchen equipment plates cutlery and glasses are clean and ready for a smooth shift.
Therell be loads of opportunities to take on other tasks around the kitchen too.
Whilst skills are important representing our values is just as important too.
These shape our team culture.
Push Yourself because we believe learning new skills and coming out of your comfort zone will help us improve as a team.
Be Yourself means you can bring your own personality to work.
Your hair colour is yours not ours.
We think tattoos are cool.
And we love hearing about your interests outside of work.
Respect Others because everyone is welcome at Pilgrims and were committed to creating an inclusive environment where people feel they belong.
Enjoy Yourself because hospitality is an industry we love and we want every Pilgrim to create happiness for each other and to have fun at work.
Dont take our word for it.
In our most recent happiness survey (team feedback survey) Over 200 people said the thing they love most about working at Pilgrims is their team.
Over 100 people said their favourite pizza perk was the amount of free pizza they get.
And nearly 150 people said they love the culture development opportunities and pizza quality at Pilgrims.
Whats in it for you 11.50ph tronc starting at 3.25 per hour with the possibility for more Serious career development We are opening 4 pizzerias this year & next.
On top of the standard 28 days holiday (full time) you will get an extra day for every year you work for us (up to 5 Years).
Some of our favourite Pizza Perks include... 1 extra day holiday as Happiness Day so you can do something that you love and makes you happy about outside of work.
Team trips to Naples & beyond to meet suppliers & try new pizzerias A tasty bonus every time you refer a friend to join.
Free food & espresso every day whole menu available & also deals with other restaurants A free afterwork drinks (soft beer or gin) 2 huge companywide parties every year to celebrate Christmas and Ferragosto (We close all the pizzerias for these!)
Free pizza when you visit any Pizza Pilgrims when you are not at work for you & up to 3 friends.
So if youve got this far down the job advert it might mean that were a perfect match.
Click the apply button and one of the team will reach out to you soon.
Ciao!